(work in progress)

Becoming the owner of a turtle comes with a whole new list of words to add to your vocabulary, hopefully the glossary can help you out! If you have any other words that you have found on the turtle site, or on others please feel free to send them to WeeTurtle, we will be happy to define and post them for you!

Carapace: The top shell on your turtle.

Plastron: The bottom shell of your turtle. Like human thumb prints, patterns on the bottom are all different.

Scute: The individual plates that make up the carapace.